"[On Hollywood:] I had gone there expecting to see parties that reflected the stock-in-trade of the movies - glamour. Instead, I found the same attitude toward parties that European peasants had for baths. It was something to be done methodically every Saturday night ..."

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Source : Elsa Maxwell (1955). “I married the world”

Elsa Maxwell

#Attitude Quotes #Party Quotes #Night Quotes

“If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so.”
“Oh, 'tis not my qualities they object to! 'Tis my lack of vice.”
“However much we might deplore the profit motive, or consumerist values, if everyone just wants i-Pods we would probably be better off than if they wanted class revolution.”
“In fact, I think for a lot of writers, it's so hard to be read.”
“Your biggest challenge will be building a great team.”
“Never see the face of man till you have seen his face who is our life, our all.”
“To owe an obligation to a worthy friend is a happiness, and can be no disparagement.”
“Thinking you've had depression makes about as much sense as thinking you've been run over by a bus. Trust me - you know when you've got depression.”

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